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Cinema and Society in the British Empire, 1895-1940

Cinema and Society in the British Empire, 1895-1940

James Burns

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Springer Nature B.V.
Año de edición:
2013
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Historia general y mundial
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9781349455782
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By 1940 going to the movies was the most popular form of public leisure in Britain’s empire. This book explores the social and cultural impact of the movies in colonial societies in the early cinema age.

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